MUSIC: Featured Stories

Woody Pak - “Well my dad named me after Woodrow Wilson, who happened to be, actually, one of revisionist histories most racist presidents.” This tidbit was how my conversation started with Woody Pak – musician, CEO of Chaos Theory Music, loving husband, and doting father of two adorable children. We met in West LA over iced coffee on a breezy summer afternoon where we let our conversation flow from music to marijuana. Growing up in Hawaii, Woody started learning guitar in high school and took it upon himself to practice 6 to 8 hours a day. “High school was where music was for myself. I was disciplined and intense, and not really musically mature but just proud of that self imposed sadism – it really laid a solid foundation for my playing.” - Read

Younee started her unlikely music career as a video blogger on UCC (the Korean version of Youtube) while still in college. In addition to sensational music, her videos feature her talking about her love of music and her musical technique. - Read

Johnny Lee - One of the joys of my job with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association is that I am involved in what goes on beyond the music. Backstage is where I’ve glimpsed what happens in the private lives of the 106 talented and gifted musicians who make extraordinary music as the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In fact, for every orchestra member, there is a unique story just waiting to be told.  Each has a great affinity and appetite for what they do. It’s not always easy to define that certain something they possess, so let’s just say when not on stage, they do their own thing. - Read

Hyesu - There are those few times when you know in a matter of minutes that you’ll get along great with someone. This is how it was with Hyesu. We started off with brunch at Jinky’s Café, a casual, chic place she suggested. I dived into my savory breakfast sandwich, while eyeing her eggs Florentine, as we chatted. It almost felt as if I was catching up with an old friend. - Read